Stile Antico
Stile Antico marks its twentieth season by honouring Palestrina, whose quincentenary falls in 2025. Palestrina’s stellar career was inextricably entwined with the Papacy and the great churches of Rome for which he composed.
This programme explores the music he would have sung at the Sistine Chapel, the changes in his style demanded by the Counter-Reformation, his tragic personal life, and his influence on his successors.
The repertoire is sumptuous, including several of Palestrina’s most beloved and timeless motets, gems by other leading composers active in Rome, and a new work by leading British composer Cheryl Frances-Hoad, written especially for this programme.
Programme:
Palestrina Sicut cervus
Palestrina Credo from Missa Papae Marcelli
Short interval
Palestrina Super flumina Babylonis
This concert is generously supported by Roger Mayhew.
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